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The updates are meant to “streamline arbitration proceedings where multiple similar claims are filed,” the company said in a note to users. DNA testing service 23andme has changed the dispute resolution and arbitration section of its terms of service on the heels of a hack that saw the data of roughly half of its users impacted.

US company says ‘threat actor' responsible for security breach that affected nearly half of its 14m reported users

23andMe, the DNA testing company, admitted Monday that a data breach in October accessed the personal information of millions more users' personal data than originally announced.  On Friday, the company said that hackers accessed the personal data of 14,000 customers, or about 0.1% of users, as well as “a significant number of files containing profile information about other users' ancestry.

DNA-testing company 23andMe confirmed Monday that information about 6.9 million people, about half of its 14 million customers, was accessed illegally.

On Friday, genetic testing company 23andMe announced that hackers accessed the personal data of 0.1% of customers, or about 14,000 individuals. The company also said that by accessing those accounts, hackers were also able to access “a significant number of files containing profile information about other users' ancestry.

23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ:ME ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 8, 2023 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Ian Cooney - Senior Director, IR Anne Wojcicki - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Joseph Selsavage - Interim Chief Financial and Accounting Officer Jennifer Low - Head of Therapeutics Bill Richards - Head of Therapeutics Discovery Conference Call Participants Chad Wiatrowski - TD Cowen David Lebowitz - Citigroup Inc. Operator Hello, and welcome to 23andMe's Fiscal Year 2024 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. As a reminder, this call is being recorded.

23andMe Holding Co. ME, +0.39% said Tuesday it's launching a health action plan that will offer its clients personalized recommendations based on genetic and other health data. The South San Francisco-based provider of home DNA kits said the plan will offer suggestions on modifying behavior related to sleep, diet and exercise, as well as on potential new treatments or activities for certain health conditions.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME) (23andMe), a leading human genetics and biopharmaceutical company with a mission to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome, announced today that it will report financial results for the fiscal year 2024 (FY2024) second quarter after the market closes on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. The Company will webcast a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on that date to discuss the quarter's financial results and report on business progress.

Since news of the hack, many customers have expressed worries their ethnicity and other sensitive information could be used against them if leaked.

Genetics testing company 23andMe on Tuesday sent emails to several customers to inform them of a breach into the "DNA Relatives" feature that allowed them to compare ancestry information with users worldwide.